Archive for February, 2012

GMO Receives Government Support For .OSAKA

The Japanese GMO Registry has received support from the Osaka Prefectural Government to operate the .OSAKA gTLD, should the application to ICANN be successful.

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Registration Rules For .PT Liberalised 1 May

Registration Rules For .PT Liberalised 1 May

In an attempt to make .PT domain names more accessible, the Foundation for National Scientific Computing, has announced changes to registration policies to...

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ICANN Launches Redesigned Website

ICANN Launches Redesigned Website

ICANN launched their redesigned website Monday with the new design offering a more logical layout to find relevant information.

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Architelos Tops $1m In First Year TLD Consulting & Service Revenue

Architelos, Inc. celebrated its first year in business by announcing it had surpassed $1 million in revenue for consulting and software service fees relating to...

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Domain Pulse 2012: Registrars, Resellers Reluctant to Support DNSSEC, New gTLDs [updated]

Domain Pulse 2012: Registrars, Resellers Reluctant to Support DNSSEC, New gTLDs [updated]

The Domain Pulse evening event at Hamburg’s Fish Auction Hall that brought to a close the first day of the conference meant there were quite a few stragglers...

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ARI Wins .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE & .VICTORIA As Big Guns Wheel Out Announcements

ARI Wins .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE & .VICTORIA As Big Guns Wheel Out Announcements

ARI Registry Services has been selected by the NSW and Victorian governments to assist with the application and operation of the .SYDNEY, .MELBOURNE and .VICTORIA...

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ICANN: CEO Search Update

ICANN: CEO Search Update

The CEO Search Committee has been actively working to identify top candidates for ICANN’s CEO/President position, to commence 1 July 2012.

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Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process – Recommendation 8 Concerning Standardizing and Clarifying WHOIS Status Messages

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process – Recommendation 8 Concerning Standardizing and Clarifying WHOIS Status Messages

Purpose (Brief): Public notice is hereby provided of the proposed change related to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy to standardize and clarify WHOIS status messages...

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ICANN: IDN Variant Issues Project: Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment

ICANN: IDN Variant Issues Project: Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment

ICANN is pleased to announce the publication of the final Integrated Issues Report [PDF, 2.15 MB] and the posting of the proposed project plan [PDF, 211 KB] for...

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CIRA Moves Towards DNSSEC With Paper on Proposal For Way Forward

CIRA Moves Towards DNSSEC With Paper on Proposal For Way Forward

[news release] Today, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) took a critical step in making the Internet more secure for Canadians. As part of CIRA’s...

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Domain .КАЗ delegated to Kazakhstan

Domain .КАЗ delegated to Kazakhstan

[news release] ICANN announced that domain .каз had been approved and delegated to the Kazakhstan Association of IT companies. According to ICANN, the...

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ICANN Dot-Anything: Rethinking the Scope of the New GTLD Expansion, It’s Effect on Government Regulation, and It’s Impact on Trademark Owners by Ukeme Awakessien

Abstract: Just like the technology world prepared for Y2K, the dot-com centric way of Internet addressing is preparing to change. Instead of typing www.dot.com into...

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ICANN: Public Comment: Roadmap to a New Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (WHOIS)

ICANN: Public Comment: Roadmap to a New Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (WHOIS)

ICANN is pleased to announce the posting of the draft roadmap [PDF, 214 KB] to implement ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee’s Report on...

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Improved ICANN.ORG to Launch Ahead of Costa Rica Meeting

Improved ICANN.ORG to Launch Ahead of Costa Rica Meeting

A nine-month project to overhaul our flagship website, ICANN.ORG, will complete another important phase soon, displaying a brand-new look to the ICANN community...

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Big Domain Sales Go Quiet in January

Big Domain Sales Go Quiet in January

Following the confirmation of the million dollar sale of Dudu.com in the previous week’s list, sales for the week ending 15 January were comparatively quiet with...

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